Students must complete a Good Counsel online admissions application and submit it to Good Counsel with a non-refundable $60.00 application fee by Friday, December 13, 2019.

Students must take the High School Placement Test in their parochial school. Students who miss the test must make arrangements with the Catholic Schools Office to retake the test.

The Archdiocese sends choice cards to parochial schools. Students use the card to select three high schools. These three high schools receive the complete transcript from the student's elementary school. The transcript is comprised of report cards, all testing results, and recommendations from the Principal and teachers.

The Good Counsel Admissions Office reviews each student's complete transcript when rendering a decision. Archdiocesan students do not submit the transcript release and recommendation forms to their school.

NOTE: Students applying to the Ryken Program must also follow the additional procedures outlined here.

At the end of the first quarter, parents must request a complete transcriptin writing from the student's current school with grades and testing information covering the student's previous two academic years.

Students must submit teacher recommendations from their current MathandEnglish teachers.

The Good Counsel Admissions Office reviews each student's complete transcript when rendering a decision.

NOTE: Students applying to the Ryken Program must also follow the additional procedures outlined here.

Students must complete a Good Counsel online admissions application and submit it to Good Counsel with a non-refundable $60.00 application fee.

Parents must request in writing from the student's current school a complete transcriptwith grades and testing information covering the student's previous academic year and the first semester of the student's current academic year. A form is included in the GC Admissions Packet or online.

Students must have two teacher recommendationsfrom their current MathandEnglish teachers. A form is included in the GC Admissions Packet or online. Transfer students are admitted on a space available basis.

The mid-year transfer application deadline is November 15, 2019. The application deadline for fall transfers is March 20, 2020.

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the students at our school. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in the administration of our educational and admissions policies, scholarship programs and athletic or other school administered programs.

There is no additional application for academic scholarships. There is a separate form for Fine Arts scholarships, as well as Speech and Debate scholarships. Academic scholarships are awarded based on the applicant's performance on the Archdiocesan Entrance Exam (the HSPT), transcripts, the application essay, and extracurricular achievement. The typical recipient scored better than the 95th percentile on the HSPT, has a history of superior classroom achievement in challenging courses, and has an essay and list of extracurricular achievement which stands apart from the rest of the applicants.

Good Counsel currently offers many options for bus routes in Montgomery County and Howard County, access bus route information. Good Counsel also provides the student directory in zip code format for parents interested in arranging car pools.